We have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing Team Lead to join our Marketing team on a 10‑month fixed term contract, based in A&O Shearmans Belfast office.
Key Relationships
* Head of Marketing Services
* Marketing Services Managers
* Belfast Marketing Team
* Belfast HR
* Creative Services Team
* Document Production
* Wider BD, Marketing and Comms Team
Responsibilities
* Lead and develop the Marketing Solutions Team, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture.
* Allocate tasks, set priorities, and monitor team performance to ensure the delivery of all marketing activities.
* Manage absence approvals, arranging holiday cover where necessary, and managing sickness absence.
* Manage recruitment and selection of new team members, create induction schedules, and take responsibility for effective onboarding.
* Provide regular feedback, coaching, and support to team members, identifying training and development needs.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the firm.
* Oversee and ensure the accuracy and completeness of all pitch aftercare processes, including the addition of proposals and opportunities to EPiC; liaising with BD teams to chase and analyse pitch outcomes and ensure the maintenance of master credentials lists and CVs.
* Review and approve updates to standard text, ensuring consistency and strategic alignment.
* Provide comprehensive pitch reporting to senior stakeholders.
* Oversee the build, testing, and optimisation of mailings, ensuring best practice and compliance with firm standards.
* Manage mailing lists, and ensure the integrity of contact management processes.
* Ensure the highest standards of data integrity and compliance across all marketing databases.
* Oversee the collection and management of marketing data, and provide analysis to inform business decisions.
* Co‑ordinate review and amendment of marketing collateral, ensuring alignment with firm branding and messaging.
* Lead central projects to update and enhance key brochure assets and ensure the teams active participation.
* Oversee the delivery of ad‑hoc support to marketing, BD, and comms teams, ensuring the effective coordination and execution of marketing projects and initiatives.
* Act as the primary escalation point for complex issues and provide expert guidance to the team and stakeholders.
Qualifications
* Extensive experience in marketing or business development within a professional services environment, with proven leadership and team management skills.
* Experience of demonstrable day‑to‑day team leadership, including setting team priorities and supporting the development of team members skills and capabilities.
* Advanced organisational and project management skills, with the ability to oversee multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience engaging with senior stakeholders.
* Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities, with a track record of driving process improvements and innovation.
* Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, email marketing platforms (preferably Vuture), and CRM/contact management systems.
* Commitment to fostering a positive team culture and supporting the professional development of team members.
* Demonstrable empathy and emotional intelligence.
* A hunger to learn and take on all tasks that will aid in the development of line management responsibilities.
Benefits
We recognise that our people are our most valuable asset, which is reflected in the wide range of benefits that are available to our employees. Some of these benefits include: occupational pension scheme, group income protection cover, mental health resources and free apps, health and wellbeing services encompassing GP service, emergency back‑up care support, parental and special leave, online discounts and lifestyle management services.
We recognise the value of flexible working and embrace hybrid working, allowing our people to work from home up to 40% of their working time. We do, however, remain committed to working together in person for the remaining 60% of time so that we can learn, grow and succeed together.
We are an equal opportunities recruiter and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
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